| Frank Taveras | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: (1949-12-24)December 24, 1949 (age 75) Las Matas de Santa Cruz,Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 25, 1971, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 25, 1982, for the Montreal Expos | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 214 |
| Stolen bases | 300 |
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Franklin Crisostomo Taveras Fabian (born December 24, 1949) is a Dominican formerMajor Leagueshortstop from1971 to1982 for thePittsburgh Pirates,New York Mets andMontreal Expos.
Taveras signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent January 8,1968, and made his major league debut on September 25,1971 as apinch runner forWillie Stargell in the fifteenthinning of anextra inning marathon with the New York Mets (won 2-1 by the Mets in the bottom of the 15th). After only four appearances, mostly as a late inning defensive replacement in1972, and spending the entire1973 season in the minors, Taveras made the Pirates for good in1974. On August 5,1977, he hit aninside-the-parkgrand slam in the second inning of the second game of adoubleheader atCincinnati. Taveras led the National League instolen bases in 1977 with 70, and followed that up with leading the NL in times caught stealing with 25 in 1978. In an unfortunate set of circumstances, he was not given a World Series ring in 1971 after the Pirates won because he was not listed on any post-season roster. He also didn't receive a World Series ring when the Pirates won in 1979 because he was traded just weeks into the season to theNew York Mets.[1]
Eleven games into the1979 season, Taveras was traded to the New York Mets forTim Foli and minor leaguer Greg Field on April 19. During his first season with the Mets, he hit his only careerhome run that actually went over the wall againstMike LaCoss. Coincidentally, it too was inCincinnati. Taveras managed to play in 164 regular season games that year, as the Mets had played nine games when Taveras arrived in New York, two fewer than Pittsburgh had, and Taveras played in every game that year for each team he represented while he was on the roster.[2]
The Mets traded Taveras to the Montreal Expos forpitcher Steve Ratzer prior to the start of the1982 season. WithMontreal, Taveras made his Major League debut as asecond baseman. He was released on August 13 after compiling only a .161batting average in 48 games.
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